enantiomorphism

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en·an·ti·o·morph

E0122300 (ĭ-năn′tē-ə-môrf′)n. See enantiomer.

[Greek enantios, opposite; see ant- in Indo-European roots + -morph.]

en·an′ti·o·mor′phic, en·an′ti·o·mor′phous adj.en·an′ti·o·mor′phism n.

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Noun

enantiomorphism - the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one anothermirror-image relationopposition - a direction opposite to another

enantiomorphism

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enantiomorphism

[ə¦nan·tē·ə′mȯr‚fiz·əm] (chemistry) A phenomenon of mirror-image relationship exhibited by right-handed and left-handed crystals or by the molecular structures of two stereoisomers.

enantiomorphism

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en·an·ti·o·mor·phism

(en-an'tē-ō-mōr'fizm), The relation of two objects similar in form but not superimposable, as the two hands or an object and its mirror image. [enantio- + G. morphē, form]

enantiomorphism

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noun

Synonyms for enantiomorphism

noun the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another

Synonyms

mirror-image relation

Related Words

opposition

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